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| Author | Hanna G.P., Noelker L.S., Bienvenu B. | |
| Title | The arts, health, and aging in America: 2005-2015 | |
| Reference | Hanna G.P., Noelker L.S., Bienvenu B.; The arts, health, and aging in America: 2005-2015 ;Gerontologist vol:55 issue: 2 page:271.0 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954496453&doi=10.1093%2fgeront%2fgnu183&partnerID=40&md5=4a04e52e3459ad93163f010f7e136c6a |
| Abstract | In advance of the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) in 1981, 1995, and 2005, the arts and aging communities held mini-conferences to ensure that arts, culture, and livability were part of larger public policy discussions. This article takes a historical look at recommendations from the 2005 WHCoA Mini-Conference on Creativity and Aging in America, including arts in health care, lifelong learning, and livability through universal design. Overarching recommendations in 2005 requested investments in research, including costbenefit analyses; identification of best practices and model programs; program dissemination to broaden the availability of arts programs. The Arts is a broad term encompassing all forms of arts including music, theater, dance, visual arts, literature, multimedia and design, folk, and traditional arts to engage the participation of all older Americans; promotion of innovative public and private partnerships to support arts program development, including workforce development (e.g., artists, social workers, and health care providers); and public awareness of the importance of arts participation to healthy aging. Through the leadership of the National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, thinking about the arts and aging has broadened to include greater emphasis on a whole-person approach to the health and well-being of older adults. This approach engages older adults in arts participation not only as audience members, but as vital members of their community through creative expression focusing on life stories for intergenerational as well as interprofessional collaboration. This article reviews progress made to date and identifies critical gaps in services for future consideration at a 2015 Mini-Conference on Creativity and Aging related to the WCHoA area of emphasis on healthy aging. © The Author 2015. |
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| The central premise of these recommendations was that the arts are a national and human resource and participating in them is vital to healthy aging. . | The challenging opportunities in lifelong learning and community-building through the arts that should be addressed in the upcoming mini-conference are to: . | Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement The founding principles for this key issue are that accessibility to and active participation in the arts is essential to a communitys economic vitality, and increases the quality of life across the life span, thus reducing the costs of health and long-term care. . | Accomplishments made to date in lifelong learning and the arts include robust partnerships among communitybased arts, aging services, and other community organizations. . | Intentional senior living communities, such as continuing care retirement communities, are enlisting artists and arts organizations to integrate the arts into their portfolio of programs for life enrichment and community engagement. . | Building age-friendly communities with a focus on the arts and the living history of older people will help turn these challenges into opportunities for all residents of a neighborhood. . | Although developed for professional and teaching artists, user data show the tool has also engaged learners from fields such as social work, life enrichment, and health care. . | New business models and marketing plans for arts organizations and community services are needed to fully engage the older population and to support sustainability of arts and educational institutions. . | Professional development in the area of universal design was viewed as essential to progress on this major issue, encouraging designers, builders, and developers to strengthen business and marketing plans. . | Universal Design The recommendations in Universal Design underscored the importance of designing and creating homes, neighborhoods, and communities that support choice and livability throughout the life span. . | The first was to invest in research, including cost-benefit analyses to establish the impact and economic value of arts programs and interventions. . | Museums and performing arts organizations are expanding arts education opportunities to include summer camps for older adults and evening continuing education classes. . | This approach engages older adults in arts participation not only as audience members, but as vital members of their community through creative expression focusing on life stories for intergenerational as well as interprofessional collaboration. . |
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